President Barack Obama wears an AF1 jacket on his first flight aboard Air Force One from Andrews Air Force Base to Newport News, Virginia 2/5/09. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

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A Kentucky company that sells the Air Force as many as 70,000 jackets a year - including the ones presidents wear - said Thursday that it will be put out of business if the federal government adopts a plan to give the work to federal prisoners.

Ashland Sales and Service, in Olive Hill, employs 100 people to make the Air Force jackets under a five-year, $20 million contract.

Every member of the Air Force gets one of the jackets, and presidents, including Barack Obama, have worn them while flying aboard Air Force One. ...